The United States says it has not changed its aims since the first air raid on Iran began at the end of February. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told reporters that the objectives set by President Biden are still in place and have not shifted. He highlighted that U. S. forces have hit about 7,
Senator Elizabeth Warren, the leading Democrat on the Senate Banking Committee, has sent a letter to Kevin Warsh asking him to explain any contact he may have had with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Warsh was chosen by President Trump to become the next chair of the Federal Reserve
Researchers have found that women who live near farms where pesticides are used can give birth to babies with poorer health scores, even if the exposure happened before they become pregnant. The study examined more than 1. 1 million births in Arizona from 2006 to 2020, using the Apgar score—a qui
Scientists have made a new family of tiny sugar molecules that can form glowing gels in many different liquids. The key is adding special light‑producing groups to the sugar core: one version has a naphthalene tag, another uses a benzothiadiazole unit, and the third carries a coumarin ring. All thre
Accenture, a global consulting firm based in Dublin, Ireland, has warned that its revenue for the upcoming fiscal quarter will be a touch below what analysts expected. The company’s shares fell about 3% before the market opened. The slowdown comes as many businesses are postponing large digital mak
UBS analyst Solomon Zhang keeps a neutral stance on Lifestyle Communities Ltd, setting a target price of A$5. 80 and calling the stock “hold. ” Zhang focuses on Australian real‑estate names like Charter Hall, GPT Group and Region Group. His track record shows a 4. 7% average return and about 55 % su
The fight with Iran has gone beyond missiles and bombs, turning into a battle of words and data that reaches every screen. In the first weeks, Washington imagined a quick win, but now it faces an opponent that will not back down easily. The real war is happening in the flow of information, whe
Lamborghini reported lower profits for 2025, even though it made a record amount of money. The drop comes from U. S. tariffs that hit sales and profit margins in its biggest market. Last year the company raised prices, but that did not fully cover the extra tariff costs. The operating margi
In a recent wave of state support, several small towns in the Adirondacks received grants that could reshape local life. The Department of Environmental Conservation’s Smart Growth program awarded $3. 2 million to 26 projects, with about a dozen benefiting towns such as Saranac Lake, Tupper Lake, Pa
The New York Times has teamed up with Serial Productions to launch a new five‑episode true‑crime podcast called “The Idiot. ” The series follows the life of Allen, a relative of opinion columnist M. Gessen, whose shocking conviction for attempting to hire a hitman against his former wife sets the pl
